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VanEck drops fees on ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2019
... million in the three and a half years since. The index which it tracks has taken a beating, having lost 9.8% in Australian Dollar terms since last year. VanEck head of Asia Pacific Arian Neiron said Aussie investors were slow in putting money in CETF ...

Chief economist update: A prelude to a rate cut?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2018
... Were it not for the RBA's forward guidance the "next move in interest rate is likely up than down," the Australian dollar would have adjusted to a lower level than it currently is... and thereby, act as a shock absorber to the global shocks buffeting ...

Chief economist update: RBA more likely to cut

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2018
... down to 1.9% in the September quarter (from 2.1) - the sharp decline in oil prices and slight increase in the Australian dollar would further damp inflation pressures going forward. In its November statement, the RBA printed that: "Business conditions ...

TCorp sets green bond record

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2018
New South Wales Treasury Corporation (TCorp) recently raised $1.8 billion to fund the NSW Government's first green bond. It is a record for the Australian green bond market. Launched on November 8, the green bond issue had a minimum size of $500 ...

ETPs attracting money despite volatility

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2018
... firmly favoured Australian equity ETFs over international equity ETFs, which have become more expensive as the Australian dollar has weakened," Neiron said. New biotech ETF Last week, ETF Securities launched a new ETF that will invest in 120 international ...

Chief economist update: Australia's low(er)-flation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2018
... revisions, the fact remains that inflation has moved further below the low end of RBA's 2%-3% target band. The Australian dollar isn't to blame. Its depreciation has (as expected) generated higher import prices. But businesses are unable to pass ...

AustralianSuper awards $500m mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2018
A Melbourne boutique has won a $500 million mandate from AustralianSuper, the super fund confirmed. Jamieson Coote Bonds was appointed to manage a fixed income mandate for the super fund at the end of June, Rainmaker research shows. JCB's mandate ...

Chi-x opens up access to tech darling Apple

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2018
Alternative stock exchange Chi-x is giving Aussie investors access to international tech stock Apple in partnership with Deutsche Bank. Deutsche Bank has issued a security called transferable custody receipts (TraCRs) that will give Aussie investors ...

Elon Musk steps down as Tesla chair

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2018
... become profitable." For Aussie investors, the AUD-USD spreads add a positive tailwind for holding Tesla Inc. "The Australian dollar has depreciated [against] the US dollar year to date, the yield differentials are widening and we see the tailwind to ...

Vanguard launches ESG funds

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2018
Vanguard is introducing an ethically conscious international equities fund alongside an ethically conscious global bond fund for investors looking to reflect their values through their investments. The Vanguard Ethically Conscious International Shares ...